New York Today: 5 Reasons to Watch the Tonys

The final two massive winners at the Tony Awards, “Hamilton” and “Dear Evan Hansen,” have been already very robust tickets even earlier than they have been named finest new musical in 2016 and 2017, Mr. Paulson stated.

“But if you need to see this 12 months’s doubtless winner, ‘The Band’s Visit,’ you possibly can,” he informed us. “It’s promoting nicely, however not bought out, and it’s additionally nonetheless attainable to get tickets for the different nominees on this class, that are ‘Frozen,’ ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘SpongeBob SquarePants.’”

2. None of the nominees for finest new musical are unique.

All 4 contenders for finest new musical have been tailored from earlier materials: “The Band’s Visit,” “Frozen” and “Mean Girls” all started as films, and “SpongeBob” as a tv present.

three. There’s a brand new class this 12 months.

In 2014, the Tony Awards stopped recognizing sound designers, saying the class was too specialised. “But there was an outcry,” Mr. Paulson stated, “and this year the category is back, both for plays and musicals.”